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Exercise Can Offset Heart and Mortality Risks from Poor Sleep, UK Biobank Study Reveals Getting too little or too much sleep is linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease and early death, but new evidence suggests that staying physically active may neutralise much of that danger. A large longitudinal study published in Nutrition, Metabolism […]
For years, researchers have chased a tantalizing goal: a safe, noninvasive way to strengthen the brain’s deepest sleep rhythms. Deep sleep known for its slow, sweeping brain waves is when the brain clears waste, consolidates memories, and restores itself. But standard electrical stimulation methods have a problem. They often tingle, itch, or wake people up. […]
Lead A bedtime audio routine combining either pink noise or binaural beats with soft music can significantly improve sleep quality and reduce stress in college students struggling with poor sleep, according to a new randomized controlled trial published in Frontiers in Psychology. The study found that while both sound interventions beat silence, binaural beats paired […]
Good Nights Sleep Program: Empowering Low-Income Families to Improve Sleep for Children and Parents A new pilot randomized clinical trial suggests that empowering low-income families to make attainable changes to their sleep behaviors and home environments can produce measurable improvements in both child and parent sleep. Researchers from Auburn University and Arizona State University tested […]
Clock gene signature predicts insomnia and links to sleep/circadian parameters The expression of clock genes in blood cells can distinguish people with chronic insomnia from healthy controls and identify the biologically more severe subtype of the condition, according to a study published July 1 in Translational Psychiatry. Researchers led by Catarina Carvalhas-Almeida at the University […]
rTMS Boosts Slow-Wave Activity and Processing Speed in Older Adults with Cognitive Decline A single session of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) applied to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex increased slow-wave activity (SWA) during subsequent sleep and was associated with improved processing speed in older adults with subjective cognitive decline, according to a proof-of-concept pilot […]
Clock gene signature predicts insomnia and links to sleep/circadian parameters The expression of clock genes in blood cells can distinguish people with chronic insomnia from healthy controls and identify the biologically more severe subtype of the condition, according to a study published July 1 in Translational Psychiatry. Researchers led by Catarina Carvalhas-Almeida at the University […]
The relationship between healthy sleep patterns and the risk of scoliosis: a large prospective cohort study Healthy sleep patterns may significantly reduce the risk of developing scoliosis in middle-aged and older adults, according to a large prospective study published in Frontiers in Neuroscience. Analyzing data from nearly 409,000 participants in the UK Biobank, researchers found […]
rTMS Boosts Slow-Wave Activity and Processing Speed in Older Adults with Cognitive Decline A single session of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) applied to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex increased slow-wave activity (SWA) during subsequent sleep and was associated with improved processing speed in older adults with subjective cognitive decline, according to a proof-of-concept pilot […]
The relationship between healthy sleep patterns and the risk of scoliosis: a large prospective cohort study Healthy sleep patterns may significantly reduce the risk of developing scoliosis in middle-aged and older adults, according to a large prospective study published in Frontiers in Neuroscience. Analyzing data from nearly 409,000 participants in the UK Biobank, researchers found […]
